Tag: Killswitch Engage

Riff Police! Pull Over! #149: Time Requiem Vs Symphony X!

Going well in Japan, Time Requiem had toured the country the after the release of their self titled debut album and recorded a live album which premiered some new material including “Visions of New Dawn“. 2004 saw the sophomore album from the project Master minded by former Majestic keyboard player Richard Andersson unveiled in “The

NEWS: Viktoriya Yermolyeva re-imagines a Killswitch Engage classic!

Pianist extrodanaire Viktoriya Yermolyeva, famed for her re-imagined works of Metal classics including “Imperium” by Machine Head has returned with a breathtaking rendition of “Without A Name” by Metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage. The original appears on the bands 2002 major label debut for Roadrunner Records “Alive Or Just Breathing“, a stone cold classic in every

NEWS: Left To Vanish get “Healthy”?

It’s amazing how quickly a music video can be filmed, edited and uploaded in 2021 with this new one from Left to Vanish featuring a guest vocal appearance by Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage shot on 6th February 2021 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and landing just 11 days later. The band have Kurt Fowles from Sirius

Bootleg: From Autumn To Ashes in Montreal!

Another blast from the past sees Long Island New York Post Hardcore crew From Autumn To Ashes at The Rainbow in Montreal Quebec Canada on 29th March 2003. Filmed by Sebastian Lapointe and brought to the digital realm by hate5six it sees the band on one of the final runs for their 2001 debut “Too

Review: “Moment” by Dark Tranquillity

At this point in their careers it’s safe to say that the legacy of Swedish Melodic Death Metallers Dark Tranquillity as one of the cornerstones of the Gothenburg sound is set in stone. The only question is whether the band can continue to produce music worthy of that legacy as they reach their twelfth studio

Riff Police! Pull Over! #127: Inimical Drive Vs Killswitch Engage!

Injecting a bit more swagger from their love of classic Metal bands like Dio, in 2013 Metalcore mainstays Killswitch Engage released single “In Due Time” from their album “Disarm the Descent“, their first with the returning Jesse Leach and recorded in their native Westfield Massachusetts. It was strong enough to earn them a Grammy Nomination

Bootleg: Killswitch Engage in Chicago!

“This revelation is the death of ignorance, Tangled in a state of suffocation, Slave to self righteousness, Damnation is on your lips, From sorrow to serenity, the truth is absolution, From sorrow to serenity, its on your head, This is my last serenade, I feel you as you fall away, This is my last serenade,

Review: “Enemy” by Inimical Drive

An Alternative Metal quintet hailing from St. Louis Missouri, Inimical Drive have been together since 2002 but it wasn’t until 2012’s “Signal The Sirens” that they got the attention they were looking for. Citing influences from In Flames, Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold, Mark Nicol (drums), Dan Winter (bass), Joel Corby (vocals), Nick Blackburn (guitar) and Rich

Throwback: “Last One Standing” by Silent Civilian!

Formed in the aftermath of his exit from Spineshank and fueled by a desire to take a new musical direction, Silent Civilian saw Jonny Santos completely reinvent himself from being the Industrial Metal vocalist to being the vocalist and guitarist of a Metalcore band. He also transformed himself, both physically and vocally, at times barely

Riff Police! Pull Over! #120: Killswitch Engage Vs Symphony X!

The year 2000 saw “V: The New Mythology Suite” from Symphony X, a Progressive Metal outfit formed in New Jersey in 1994. A concept album that retells the myth of Atlantis with moments about Ancient Egyptian mythology and Astrology, it marks a continuation of the bands heavier styling while also incorporating moments of classical music.